If you want to quickly collect information from people, a Google Docs Form is a great option. This sample survey about blogging will give you an idea of what the simplest form looks like, It literally takes just a few minutes to set one up (see my instructions) and get it out to people in an email or embedded in a web page, or as a standalone page.
| Page/Post: | Collect data using a web form |
| Spreadsheet: | Blank Example spreadsheet with a Form |
| Form: | Sample Live Form - Blogging Survey |
An interesting idea here from Mile High Buzz for the use of Forms and Spreadsheets in Google Docs - gathering key information about local shops... Coffee shops in the Denver area in this case... A form is used to allow people to put data into this spreadsheet and then the spreadsheet is published so anyone can see it. This is a great sample that can be created from scratch in about 5 minutes. (Click here to create your own form now)
| Site: | Mile High Buzz |
| Page/Post: | Coffee House Hours survey |
| Spreadsheet: | Denver's Coffee House Hours |
